Valentina Georgieva Explained

Valentina Georgieva
Nickname:Valya
Birth Date:28 July 2006
Birth Place:Sofia, Bulgaria
Discipline:WAG
Club:Levski Spartak
Headcoach:Filip Yanev
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Valentina Georgieva (; born 28 July 2006)[1] is a Bulgarian artistic gymnast. She is the 2024 European silver medalist on vault. She missed nearly two years of competition due to an injury at the 2022 European Championships, but she returned to competition during the 2024 FIG World Cup series and qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games. As a junior, she won a silver medal on vault at the 2020 European Championships.

Early life

Georgieva was born on 28 July 2006 in Sofia. She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was four years old, but she switched to artistic gymnastics at age seven. She has an older brother named Nikolay.[2]

Career

Junior

Georgieva competed at the 2020 Junior European Championships in Mersin, where she won the silver medal on vault behind Romania's Ana Bărbosu.[3] She also finished 14th in the all-around,[4] and the Bulgarian team placed eighth.[5] She was also the Bulgarian junior national all-around champion between 2018 and 2021.

Senior

2022

Georgieva became age-eligible for senior competition in 2022 and made her senior international debut at the Baku World Cup. She was the top qualifier for the vault final, but she finished seventh in the final.[6] She went on to compete at the Varna World Challenge Cup, where she qualified to both the vault and floor exercise finals, finishing seventh and sixth, respectively.[7] She won her first senior international medal at the Osijek World Challenge Cup in Croatia, taking the gold medal in the vault final ahead of Teja Belak and Tjaša Kysselef.[8] This marked the first time a Bulgarian female artistic gymnast won a medal at a FIG World Challenge Cup since 2017.[9] Additionally, she finished seventh in the floor final.[10]

Georgieva competed at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, where she qualified to the vault final in sixth place.[11] However, she sustained an injury on the landing of her first of two vaults in the final, and could not finish the competition.[12] [13] It was later reported that she had suffered a femoral fracture and a torn ACL.[14] On 9 September, she had surgery to repair her ACL as well as her meniscus.[15]

2024

Georgieva announced that she would return to competition at the 2024 FIG World Cup series with the goal of qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games.[15] Her first competition was the Cairo World Cup, and she placed second on the vault behind North Korea's An Chang-ok.[16] She also finished second to An at the Cottbus World Cup.[17] Then at the Baku World Cup, she won the gold medal and secured her qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games.[18] [19]

Competitive history

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Junior
2020
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Senior
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Georgieva Valentina. Munich 2022. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20220817192926/https://results.mun.mev.atos.net/ECM2022/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-ngarwbula50411-georgieva-valentina.htm. 17 August 2022. 18 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Crumlish . John . Bulgaria's Valentina Georgieva on Paris 2024: 'I achieved this goal through a clean and safe performance' . . 18 April 2024 . 22 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Iordache, Kovacs Golden Twice As Women's European Championships Conclude. International Gymnast Magazine. Ivanov. Christian. 18 April 2024. 20 December 2020.
  4. Web site: 33rd European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Qualification All-Around Rankings . . 18 April 2024 . 18 December 2020.
  5. Web site: 33rd European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Teams Qualification . . 18 April 2024 . 18 December 2020.
  6. Web site: Start list of stars awaits Varna World Challenge Cup series debut . . 18 April 2024 . 25 May 2022.
  7. Web site: 2022 Varna Challenge Cup Results. The Gymternet. 30 May 2022. 18 April 2024. Hopkins. Lauren.
  8. Web site: Seven countries golden at Challenge Cup of Osijek. International Gymnast Magazine. 18 April 2024. Crumlish. John. 12 June 2022.
  9. Web site: Bulgaria's Valentina Georgieva credits recent success on ambition and motivation. International Gymnast Magazine. 18 April 2024. Ivanov. Christian. 21 June 2022.
  10. Web site: 2022 Osijek Challenge Cup Results. The Gymternet. 13 June 2022. 18 April 2024. Hopkins. Lauren.
  11. Web site: 2022 European Championships results. European Gymnastics. 26 August 2022.
  12. Web site: Тежка контузия при прескок лиши Валентина Георгиева от шанс за медал на Европейското . A serious injury during a vault deprived Valentina Georgieva of a chance for a medal at the European Championships . Dir bg . 18 April 2024 . bg . 14 August 2022.
  13. Web site: European Championships Munich 2022: Women's artistic gymnastics apparatus finals as it happened. Olympic Channel. Gunston. Jo. 14 August 2022. 18 April 2024.
  14. Web site: Гимнастичката Валентина Георгиева е с пукната бедрена кост, предстои операция. Gymnast Valentina Georgieva has a broken femur, surgery is pending. 24 Часа. bg. 23 August 2022. 18 April 2024.
  15. Web site: Най-добрата ни гимнастичка се завръща 17 месеца след кошмарната травма . Our best gymnast is back 17 months after the nightmare injury . Dir Bg . 18 April 2024 . bg . 13 January 2024.
  16. Web site: Olympic qualification is on as 2024 Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup series comes alive in Cairo . . 18 April 2024 . 20 February 2024.
  17. Web site: Champions in Cottbus! All the thrills from a World Cup weekend to remember . . 18 April 2024 . 27 February 2024.
  18. Web site: Rusev . Momchil . Artistic Gymnast Valentina Georgieva Wins Gold in Vault Final at Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Baku, Secures Olympic Quota . Bulgarian News Agency . 18 April 2024 . 9 March 2024.
  19. Web site: Валентина Георгиева спечели златен медал на прескок на Световната купа по спортна гимнастика в Баку . Valentina Georgieva won a gold medal on vault at the Gymnastics World Cup in Baku . Dsport . 18 April 2024 . bg . 9 March 2024.

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